The nurse is concerned when a patient admitted with a diagnosis of pneumonia suddenly develops a urinary tract infection (UTI). What type of infection is this UTI considered?
a. Viral infection
b. Bacterial infection
c. Health care-associated infection
d. Spore infection
ANS: C
More than 40 million people are admitted to hospitals each year and as many as 10% of them acquire a health care-associated infection while there. Criteria for health care-associated infections require that the infection manifest at least 48 hours after hospitalization or contact with another health agency.
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A) Sexual stimulation is not needed to obtain an erection. B) The drug should be taken 1 hour prior to intercourse. C) Facial flushing or headache should be reported to the physician immediately. D) A dose of more than 80 mg will result in a change of vision, making everything appear blue.
Review of a 7-year-old boy's chart reveals a diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy made after the patient began to exhibit Gowers' maneuver. Which movements would the nurse expect to assess?
1. The child rocks backward and forward several times before being able to get up from a chair. 2. The child extends both arms out to the sides for balance while walking. 3. The child gets onto the hands and knees before achieving a standing position from the floor. 4. The child must roll to the side and push up from the floor with the hands.
A mass is found on a mammogram of a 42-year-old female patient and a cyst is confirmed by an ultrasound of the breast. The nurse understands that the next course of action for this patient would be to:
1. adopt the "watch and wait" approach. 2. reduce caffeine intake. 3. apply warm soaks to the cyst. 4. undergo a surgical biopsy.
Under the Controlled Substances Act, which drug schedule cannot be refilled without a new written prescription from a provider?
A. Schedule I B. Schedule II C. Schedule III D. Schedule IV